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stated on March 31, 2022 a Facebook post
“California introduces new bill that would allow mothers to kill their babies up to 7 days after birth.”
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By Madison Czopek • April 6, 2022
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stated on April 4, 2022 a tweet
“The Russian army captured the U.S Major General Roger L. Cloutier Jr. … in the besieged Ukrainian Azov camp in Mariupol.”
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By Bill McCarthy • April 5, 2022
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stated on April 2, 2022 a tweet
Pfizer paid “$2.8 million bribe payment” to the FDA for COVID-19 vaccine approval.
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April 5, 2022
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stated on April 2, 2022 a Facebook post
Says Barack Obama tweeted, “Has anyone checked to make sure Donald Trump doesn’t have a Russian birth certificate?”
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By Bill McCarthy • April 5, 2022
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stated on April 4, 2022 an Instagram post
Says New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said her country doesn’t have to deal with the “rage of older white men” because “we’ve never allowed Rupert Murdoch to set up a media outlet here.”
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By Samantha Putterman • April 5, 2022
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stated on March 30, 2022 a Facebook post
“Democrat’s New Plan: Tax billionaires to lower the deficit by $1 TRILLION and fund clean energy independence. Republican’s New Plan: Raise taxes on households earning less than $50,000 by an ADDITIONAL $4,500 after CUTTING taxes for the rich.”
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By Sara Swann • April 4, 2022
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stated on March 23, 2022 a Facebook post
A baby’s immune system can’t handle antigens from vaccines, because new food must be introduced slowly to identify allergic reactions.
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By Jill Terreri Ramos • April 1, 2022
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stated on March 28, 2022 a post
Pfizer staged the Will Smith and Chris Rock confrontation at the Academy Awards because it "has a new alopecia medication coming out."
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By Monique Curet • March 31, 2022
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stated on April 29, 2022 a post
Germany imposes a 19% tax on feminine hygiene products but a 7% tax on books, so one company is packaging tampons as books.
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By Monique Curet • March 31, 2022
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stated on March 28, 2022 a post
"Alopecia isn't a medical disease; it's an aesthetic one."
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By Monique Curet • March 30, 2022
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stated on March 30, 2022 a Facebook post
Joe Biden didn’t sign an antilynching bill in a ceremony outside the White House on March 29.
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March 30, 2022
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stated on March 29, 2022 a Facebook post
“A Florida court sets atheist holy day” on April 1.
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By Yacob Reyes • March 30, 2022
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stated on March 27, 2022 a Facebook post
A video shows crowds shouting profanity at Joe Biden.
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By Gabrielle Settles • March 30, 2022
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stated on March 27, 2022 a post
"JUST IN: The Vatican has invited Chelsea Clinton, Dr. Fauci, New Age figure Deepak Chopra and the CEOs of Moderna and Pfizer to speak at a May conference focusing on 'health' and the 'soul.'"
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By Monique Curet • March 29, 2022
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stated on March 20, 2022 a Facebook post
“The Space Foundation has erased the honors previously bestowed on Yuri Gagarin, the first man to ever be in space. His name was stripped ‘in light of current events.’”
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By Samantha Putterman • March 29, 2022
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stated on March 28, 2022 a Facebook post
Says Chris Rock apologized after 94th Academy Awards, saying, “Last night I crossed a line that I shouldn’t have and paid the enormous price of my reputation as a renown comedian.”
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By Yacob Reyes • March 29, 2022
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stated on March 24, 2022 a Facebook post
“Amy Coney Barrett overturned a $6.7M verdict after a prison guard repeatedly raped a 19-year-old inmate who was 8 months pregnant.”
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March 29, 2022
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stated on March 8, 2022 a Facebook post
In 1975, then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden opposed efforts by President Gerald Ford to aid South Vietnam and evacuate refugees.
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By Sara Swann • March 29, 2022
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stated on March 23, 2022 a blog post
Putin beheaded bioweapon engineers in Ukraine.
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By Gabrielle Settles • March 29, 2022
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stated on March 22, 2022 a Facebook post
Twitter suspended a swimmer for tweeting about Lia Thomas.
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March 29, 2022
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